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Lawn question - part shade and part full sun
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:42 am
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:42 am
St. Aug is thriving in the sunny area but completely gone in the shaded area. What grass can i mix in to patch the bare area in the shady part of the yard
In metairie
In metairie
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 10:43 am
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 12:21 pm to DennisQuaid
St. Aug is your best bet in the shade.
A few things about shade,
Soil could be highly compacted like concrete because the shade maker is constantly sucking it dry. You could consider amending the soil.
The grass under the shade maker could suffer because of lack of water, because the tree will take it's share. Consider watering this area more than others.
You could consider thinning the tree to help with lack of sun.
Do weeds grow in that area? If weeds won't grow there, neither will lawn grass.
A few things about shade,
Soil could be highly compacted like concrete because the shade maker is constantly sucking it dry. You could consider amending the soil.
The grass under the shade maker could suffer because of lack of water, because the tree will take it's share. Consider watering this area more than others.
You could consider thinning the tree to help with lack of sun.
Do weeds grow in that area? If weeds won't grow there, neither will lawn grass.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 1:59 pm to Grassy1
Got to be the soil being like a brick... How would I rectify that?
It all gets good water.
It all gets good water.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 2:36 pm to DennisQuaid
quote:Try spraying Air 8 a few times. It won’t cost much and is significantly more convenient and easier than core aeration. I don’t know about you, but I loathe the hassle associated with renting anything.
Got to be the soil being like a brick... How would I rectify that?
Amazon
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 3/17/24 at 4:52 pm to Grassy1
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Do weeds grow in that area? If weeds won't grow there, neither will lawn grass.
Wish I'd have taken folks word on that. Wasted 1k on St Aug sod just to have it slowly wither away in spite of my best efforts.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:12 pm to DennisQuaid
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St. Aug is thriving in the sunny area but completely gone in the shaded area. What grass can i mix in to patch the bare area in the shady part of the yard
How shady is shady?
As mentioned thinning out canopy or removing trees etc is your best bet if you want grass to be there. Also cutting a higher height also helps.
Otherwise you're better off either handscaping, doing shade tolerant plants. Even the "shade mix" of grass seeds will probably die off every summer due to the heat and you'll need to reseed every year.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:41 pm to DennisQuaid
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St. Aug is thriving in the sunny area but completely gone in the shaded area. What grass can i mix in to patch the bare area in the shady part of the yard In metairie
It’s wild. Mine thrives in back Southern fence shade and under a semi-decimated hurricane Ida damaged tree.
Mine truly prefers the shade to direct full day sun.
That’s opposite of everything I hear.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 6:14 pm to habz007
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Mine truly prefers the shade to direct full day sun.
Mines more like OP. The shadow from my house (north facing) screws my yard up so bad. I can barely keep grass there.
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